Twitter launched an update to Twitter for Android today.
It looks and feels more like other official Twitter applications. New features include no login necessary, design changes, and universal search.
In the last two months, usage of Twitter for Android has doubled, and now it's among the top
five Twitter apps among the mobile web, Twitter for iPhone, and Twitter for BlackBerry.
You
can use Twitter for Android even if you haven't signed in or don't have
an account. You can view trends, browse your interests, and see
suggested users in several categories, including fashion, entertainment
and travel, or you can search to find out what people are saying about topics
you care about, such as big sporting events. You can now also sign up
for Twitter from within the app.
There are design changes. When you first sign in, you'll see your timeline, with icons along the top that let you view @mentions, messages, and lists. This layout makes it fast and simple to navigate Twitter on your Android device. Also, the @mentions
tab now includes Retweets. Seeing replies and Retweets in one place
offers a quick way to better understand which Tweets are sparking
interest and engagement. In addition, we introduced auto-complete for
usernames.
Twitter has added universal search to this version of Twitter for Android. This means that
when you search, you can find Tweets with the term you're looking for.